Muza Kawasaki Symphony Hall
Encyclopedia
is a concert hall in Saiwai-ku, Kawasaki
, Kanagawa
, Japan
. The 1997-seat concert hall opened in July, 2004 with a performance of Mahler's Symphony No. 8 by the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra
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Kawasaki, Kanagawa
is a city located in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, between Tokyo and Yokohama. It is the 9th most populated city in Japan and one of the main cities forming the Greater Tokyo Area and Keihin Industrial Area....
, Kanagawa
Kanagawa Prefecture
is a prefecture located in the southern Kantō region of Japan. The capital is Yokohama. Kanagawa is part of the Greater Tokyo Area.-History:The prefecture has some archaeological sites going back to the Jōmon period...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. The 1997-seat concert hall opened in July, 2004 with a performance of Mahler's Symphony No. 8 by the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra
Tokyo Symphony Orchestra
The , or TSO, was established in 1946 as the Toho Symphony Orchestra . It assumed its present name in 1951.Based in Kawasaki, the TSO performs in numerous concert halls and serves as the pit ensemble for some productions at New National Theatre, Tokyo, the city's leading opera house...
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Construction
- October 1983 - Kawasaki City makes concept Announcement
- October 1989 - Development begins by the city's public services corporation
- December 2003 - Kawasaki Central Tower is completed
- July 1, 2004 - Grand Opening performance so popular that an additional performance was quickly organised for the 3rd.
Facilities
- 1997 seats, including 10 wheelchair positions.
- 150 seat assembly hall, practice, study and exhibition rooms.
- Pipe organ & other stage devices designed to support an orchestra